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日本がGoToトラベル事業を一部停止へ【Japan to partially suspend Go To Travel program】
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday that the government will suspend its tourism promotion program in areas where infections are spreading rapidly. Japan’s COVID-19 cases have reached record levels since the campaign started.
NTTドコモが電子決済詐欺の被害者に補償へ【NTT Docomo to compensate victims of e-money fraud】
NTT Docomo said on Thursday that it will compensate victims who had money stolen from bank accounts linked to its e-money service. The Executive Vice President admitted that their measures to check users’ identities were insufficient.
携帯電話会社がファーウェイ製品の販売を停止【Mobile carriers halt sales of Huawei products】
Telecom operators in Asia and Europe on Wednesday suspended taking pre-orders for Huawei’s new smartphone models equipped for next generation 5G networks, following Washington’s decision to restrict the Chinese giant’s access to US software and component suppliers amid a trade war with Beijing.
日本の二大コンビニが成人誌を禁止へ【Japan’s 2 major convenience stores to ban adult magazines】
Seven-Eleven Japan and Lawson, two major convenience store chains, announced on Monday that they decided to stop selling adult magazines this summer ahead of the Rugby World Cup and Tokyo Olympics. The move is aimed at maintaining a positive impression of the country among foreign visitors.
億万長者の前澤氏のツイートが史上最多のリツイート数を獲得【Billionaire Maezawa’s tweet gets most retweets ever】
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has set a record for the most retweeted tweet by promising to share 100 million yen among 100 randomly selected people who followed his account and retweeted the post. His tweet has been shared for over five million times so far.
中国が世界初のAIニュースキャスターを公開【China unveils world’s first AI news anchors】
China’s state-run news agency on Wednesday unveiled the world’s first artificial intelligence news anchors to deliver the news 24 hours a day. The robots are designed to simulate the voice, facial expressions, and gestures of real-life broadcasters.
日本人起業家の前澤氏が初の月飛行の搭乗者に【Japanese entrepreneur Maezawa to be first moon flight passenger】
U.S. rocket company SpaceX on Monday introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the world’s first passenger on a lunar trip planned for 2023. The 42-year-old founder of Japan’s largest online fashion mall, Zozotown, said he intends to invite six to eight artists on a five-day journey around the moon.